I used to live a few hundred yards from the stadium. I remember when someone decided to draw a line across campus marking the fault. I was taken aback seeing how close my apartment was to the fault. But then I realized that in the case of a major quake, it made little difference whether one was on top of the fault or a couple of miles away.
What amazes me is the lack of concern or preparation by a lots of at risk people. The other day I was talking to a neighbor about the "Big One" and she very casually commented that she hadn't done a thing to prepare because she was planning on simply leaving in her car to stay with relatives in the LA area if there was an earthquake.
I asked her how she planned on crossing all the bridges that would be out and the fact that there might be a million other people with the same idea clogging up the roads.
Her lack of an answer said a lot.
If you live in the area, please prepare. Remember New Orleans. It may be several days to a week before rescuers get to you and you have to be able to survive until they do.